Orlandini, Nicholas

, a learned Italian Jesuit, was
born at Florence in 1554, and descended from a noble
family. He entered the society in 1572, where he was
distinguished by the purity of his morals, and his general
proficiency in literature, particularly in the Latin tongue.
Having finished his studies, he took his master’s degree
with great credit, and for some time was Latin tutor, until
his tender health rendered the labours of teaching insupportable, and he was preferred to the easier offices of
rector of the college at Nola, and afterwards president of
the seminary for novices at Naples. In 1598 he was inviced to Rome, where he undertook to draw up a history
of the Jesuits; but died in 16O6, when he had completed
only the first volume of that work, which was published at
Rome in 1615, folio, under the title of “Historiae Societatis Jesu Pars prima, sive Ignatius,” and continued by
fathers Francis Sacchini, Everard, Jouvency, and Cordara,
the last of whom published his continuation in 1750. It
makes in all 7 vols. bound usually in six, but is rarely
found complete. Orlandini was also the author of “Anmice Litterae Societatis Jesu,” for the years 1583, 1584,
and 1586 and also of “Vita Petri Fabri Soc. Jes.” &c. 2

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